NATIONAL VIDEO

Crosswhite/Charnisky

Larry and Rita Crosswhite of Oakwood announce the engagement of their daughter Ellen Kate Crosswhite to Michael John Charnisky, son of John and Barb Charnisky of Edwardsville, Ill.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Frank and Dana Faniola of Bristol, Tenn., LaVerne Dempsey of Bluff City, Tenn., and the late Sam Crosswhite.

She is a 1998 graduate of West Hall High School in Oakwood. She graduated in 2004 from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., with a bachelor's degree in biology. She is employed as a sales representative with Quest Safety in Fishers, Ind.

The groom-elect is the grandson of Bernice Harper of Carlinville, Ill., and the late John Harper and the late Michael and Elizabeth Charnisky.

He is a 1997 graduate of Carlinville High School in Carlinville. He graduated in 2001 from Illinois State University in Bloomington-Normal, Ill., with a bachelor's degree in business administration. He is employed as a sales representative with Computer Aided Technology Inc. in Indianapolis, Ind.